What I love just as much is that Missy is equally inspired by Aurora. Last week she told the LA Times, "All of my races are dedicated back home to Colorado. No matter how well I do, I'm going to give my best in every single race, and every single race, I'm going to have that Colorado incident on my mind."

And ladies, after taking home the gold medal for the 100-meter backstroke, a bronze medal for the 4x100 freestyle relay, and placing fourth in today’s 200-meter freestyle race, I’d say she’s living up to that promise.

I'm inspired to hear the town has something to celebrate in the wake of its recent tragedy. If you had a chance to say something to the victims' families and friends, whether you had a national platform like Missy or just a moment alone with them, what would you say?